Cornell University Athletics

2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON
Served as one of nine players who played in all 36 games on season … concluded season with seven points (two goals, five assists) … his two goals were a single-season high and six of his seven points came during trio of two-game point streaks … both goals were scored against St. Lawrence (Jan. 31 and Feb. 22) … blocked 31 shots, one of three Big Red players to block 30-plus shots … posted three blocked shots against North Dakota (Nov. 2), where he also had an assist … blocked multiple shots in 10 contests … inaugural recipient of ECAC Hockey’s men’s Project Rosseau Community Service Award … one of five finalists for the 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award, marking his second consecutive season being a finalist for the annual award ... named to 2025 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON
Played in all 35 games for Cornell, recording eight points (one goal, seven assists) and a plus-14 rating ... lone goal of season came against Arizona State (Jan. 13), proving to be game-winning marker ... assisted on pair of goals against St. Lawrence (March 23) in championship game of 2024 ECAC Hockey Championship ... posted plus-5 rating in victory over Princeton (Jan. 19) and plus-4 ratings against Brown (Nov. 4) and Clarkson (Feb. 3) ... blocked team-high 59 shots on season, registering at least one blocked shot in 26 contests ... one of five finalists for 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award ... finalist for ECAC Hockey's Defensive Defenseman Award.

2022-23 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Appeared in 31 games for Cornell, logging a goal and an assist, while registering plus-12 rating ... scored first collegiate goal at RPI (Jan. 7) ... lone assist came at St. Lawrence (Nov. 11) ... blocked 30 shots throughout season, opening campaign with a blocked shot in first seven contests (five multi-block games in span).

2021-22 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Named to ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team after posting plus-10 rating in league games, which ranked highest among the circuit's freshman blueliners, while only being whistled for two minor penalties in 22 league contests ... immediately earned prominent role on team's blue line, recording eight assists while playing in all 32 games ... had points in four consecutive games in early November ... dished out two assists against Princeton (Jan. 21) to earn first collegiate multi-point game.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Selected by New York Rangers with 208th overall pick in seventh round of 2021 NHL Entry Draft ... excelled as shutdown defender in two full seasons with Muskegon Lumberjacks, sporting a plus-21 rating with 28 points (4+24) over 81 career USHL games ... USHL Second Team All-Star following truncated 2020-21 season ... competed in 2021 BioSteel All-American Game ... played with U.S. National Team at 2019-20 Hlinka Gretzky Cup ... arrived in Muskegon after two AAA seasons with Chicago Mission.

PERSONAL
Donald Henry Kempf is the son of Don and Kathy Kempf, and has two brothers ... cousin, Stephen Bâby ’03, is member of Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame and former All-American who scored 115 points over his tenure with Big Red ... enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business.